Divergent ~ zombie apocalypse

Chapter 27

Zeke's POV

We all sit at the small table in the kitchen.

We don't speak just stab our birds with our rusty forks, exchanging sad glances.

After a while Tris stands up and everyone mimics her.

"Goodnight everyone," I mumble and someone grunts a night.

I lock the doors and seal the windows shut.

I walk up the stairs to see Shauna in the bed already clutching the blanket.

I climb under the covers and her glassy eyes stare at me.

"Shauna," I whisper.

She looks away from me.

"I remembered the dinners we had when our parents were fighting and me and Lynn would throw food at each other and our parents would glare at us but wouldn't talk because they would have to explain what the fight was about. The sad part about that is that I miss it. I miss my parents fighting," she moans and presses her hands to her eyes.

I pry her hands away and she sobs.

She clutches onto me and throws her head on my chest.

She doesn't cry much, if she does she does it silently.

But she's only ever broke down in front of me.

"Shhhh Shauna is okay."

It's not but the words will soothe her.

I move my hands around her waist.

"I'm right here."

This makes her snap up.

"How long's that going to last?" She sniffs.

"For at least right now."

She pulls my soaked shirt into a kiss.

The kiss makes my heart flutter everywhere. The hollow, horrified feeling that has always been in my chest fades away slowly.

Everything in my heart burst, all feelings of loneliness, of death, of fear has gone for this moment.

We both have to pull back.

The look on her face, I know she's shared the same feeling.

We stare at each other smiles on both of our faces.

And our smiles fade,

Once we hear the moaning.